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Cameroon: Cameroonians Call for Cease-Fire in Conflict Zones On Peace Day
VOA, 21 September 2021
For this year's U.N. World Peace Day (September 21), thousands of Cameroonians have called for a cease-fire between the military and separatists. People who marched in several… Read more »
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Cameroon: Military Denies Reprisal Attacks Kill Civilians
VOA, 14 September 2021
Witnesses in the northwest Cameroon town of Kumbo have accused the military of killing several civilians during retaliatory raids Monday on separatists. Cameroon's military denies… Read more »
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Cameroon: Cameroon Police Say Civilian Attacks On Police Increasing
VOA, 14 September 2021
Officials in Cameroon say there has been a jump in cases of civilians assaulting police officers. Videos shared on social media in Cameroon show citizens mocking and battering… Read more »
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Cameroon: After Suffering Blow, Cameroon Mulls Shift in War Against Separatists
Nation, 21 September 2021
Cameroon has announced a "paradigm shift" in its anglophone region after more than 15 soldiers were killed and three armoured vehicles destroyed by separatist fighters in two… Read more »
Cameroonians Walk For Peace, Call For End to Conflict
Thousands of Cameroonians have participated in peace walks on UN World Peace Day on September 21, 2021. They called for a ceasefire between the military and separatists. Citizens, who marched in several cities and towns, said they were tired of burying civilians caught up in the fighting. But the conflict is not likely to end soon.
Similar peace walks took place in Buea, Bamenda and Kumba - cities in western regions - where armed separatist groups are active, and the northern towns of Maroua, Garoua and Ngaoundere - close to Cameroon's border with Nigeria - the site of many incursions by the militant group Boko Haram.
The song, "We Want Peace," by Cameroonian performer Salatiel, blasted through speakers in capital Yaounde. Esther Njomo Omam, director of the non-governmental organization Reach Out Cameroon who organised the rally, said "Cameroonians should give peace a chance".
The government said a majority of people who took part at the peace walks were women affected by the crises. Some of them said they lost family members in the crises.
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Damaged building that was part of the torched district hospital in Kumba (file photo).
